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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as President and Chief Executive Officer of STR Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), does hereby certify that to my knowledge:
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- the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
- 2.
- the information contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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| Date: March 14, 2012 | | /s/ ROBERT S. YORGENSEN
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| | | Name: | | Robert S. Yorgensen |
| | | Title: | | President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
